To meet the LOC VIII criteria, a person must:
  (1) have a primary diagnosis by a licensed physician of a related condition that is included on the list of diagnostic codes for persons with related conditions that are approved by DADS and posted on its website at www.dads.state.tx.us; and
  (2) have an adaptive behavior level of II, III, or IV (i.e., moderate to extreme deficits in adaptive behavior) obtained by administering a standardized assessment of adaptive behavior.

Source Note: The provisions of this §261.239 adopted to be effective September 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 5384; transferred effective September 1, 2004, as published in the Texas Register September 10, 2004, 29 TexReg 8841; amended to be effective November 30, 2011, 36 TexReg 8048; transferred effective October 1, 2020, as published in the Texas Register August 28, 2020, 45 TexReg 6127